When demands changed, intensity became higher and the role became new, Fridolina Rulfo responded with humility and created a better version of herself.
2022 is the best season for the Barcelona star at the team level.
2023 should be the year the national team once again manages to create golden weathering with its now well polished diamond.
Clay cliffs. At least that’s the feeling when you’re on the wonderful country course just a few minutes from Fjärås in North Halland.
My many visits to the sporting ground over the years have been as a dad on a blanket of grass with a coffee mug in his hand or as a seven-man captain, but it was only this summer that I realized the uniqueness in that it was the same ground that Fridolina’s little feet treaded.
The lawn, surrounded by meadows and a stable, is the place where girls’ dreams of a career on the main world stage can be born in an honest way thanks to the inspiration that Fridolina Rulfo left behind and the new market in Europe.
From Lertaba to Camp Nou, Fridolina Rulfo has made it through. She did so without having a role model herself.
But the road wasn’t quite as straight as the basis for her childhood plan.
The courage to dare to speak out and undo parts of former club Bayern Munich’s grueling physical training to prevent a recurrence of muscle problems and recurring injuries was crucial and mature.
And she embraced the attitude towards Barcelona coach Jonathan Giraldes’ unexpected request after his move to Spain with confidence. She came there with the expectation of becoming a piece of the puzzle like Barcelona’s sharp attack. it was. As a left back.
Earlier this past fall, Jonathan Giraldes spoke about the reactions to the re-training of the Swedish attacking winger/attacking midfielder.
At first, I remember people thought I was crazy because I played left-back, but for us it’s not a left-back. He said she is a winger and can adapt to our method and use her strength.
In her new role, Fridolina Rolfö improved her defensive game, becoming adept at controlling her opponent and breaking the ball with a right-footed stance and aggressive action.
Offensively, she retains her highest qualities – sharp one-on-one, ability to drive the ball forward and use her fantastic shot when it ends up centrally in the lane.
There she was the second best player in the entire European group
But above all, her contribution – early entrances and cuts – is becoming more acute. Barcelona are often a unique playmaker in their matches and choose to build their game through the right wing and centre. He deliberately opened up spaces on the left for his modern all-around player at left back.
Counting from December to date, Fridolina Rulfo has played 26 league matches for Barcelona. He yielded eight goals and several assists. A wonderful conclusion for a left-back, for a player and person who has chosen to thrive when the environment has created the conditions rather than fall into old ways of thinking.
When Barcelona’s intensity hit the soccer world with Champions League gold in the spring of 2021, Rulfo wasn’t in the club.
Lyon, with its physical style of play, found a mischievous way in the CL final this spring, but it wasn’t Fridolina Rulfo who slipped in at Barcelona.
Before this summer’s EC, we all thought Fridolina Rulfo was the player who led her Swedish national team to gold.
Sweden faltered at times, but made it to the semi-finals. The meeting with England was revealed.
Outside striker Fridolina Rulfo was not the decisive factor in Sweden’s attack.
The slightly worn body was given as a reason afterwards. There were more reasons.
While Fridolina Rolfö against simple opposition with larger surfaces played a decisive role during the 2021 Olympic silver trip, less space and decisive action against more intense and less defensive EC opposition.
Union captain Peter Gerhardson was also unable to untangle the tactical knot to give Rolfo room to play.
When the soccer channel summed up the efforts of the Barcelona player, it turned out that her attacking actions were above average in the European group. If you look at all the data in the analysis, Fridolina Rulfo was the second best left-footed player in the entire European group, after Germany’s Clara Ball.
It can give golden weather this summer
This says a lot about our expectations of Fridolina Rulfo.
But she is right.
Fridolina Rolfö, raised by IFK Fjärås in Lertäppa and Ögärdets IP a few hundred meters north of the church, has made a unique journey.
She won the Diamond Ball for the second year in a row.
The 29-year-old does so as a more complete player, as an updated version of himself.
Her performance on the field is all-around, defensive and offensive – Fridolina Rulfo is not stuck in a mold but runs freely with wide fitness and exceptional technique.
Hopefully the management of the Swedish national team will create an environment which means the now polished diamond Rolfö can give the WC team golden weather in the summer.